KJV King James Version
Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God [that] pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, [even] the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:
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Isaiah 51:22
Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God [that] pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, [even] the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God, who defends His people: “See, I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering. From that goblet, the cup of My fury, you will never drink again.
WEB World English Bible
Thus says your Lord Yahweh, and your God who pleads the cause of his people, “Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my wrath; you shall no more drink it again:
ASV American Standard Version
Thus saith thy Lord Jehovah, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my wrath; thou shalt no more drink it again:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Thus said thy Lord Jehovah, and thy God, He pleadeth for his people: ‘Lo, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of trembling, The goblet, the cup of My fury, Thou dost not add to drink it any more.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 51
19 These two [things] are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?
20 Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God.
21 Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:
22 Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God [that] pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, [even] the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:
23 But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
כֹּֽה־H3541 · kohthusאָמַ֞רH559 · a.marto sayאֲדֹנַ֣יִךְH113 · a.donlordיְהוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוֵאלֹהַ֙יִךְ֙H430 · e.lo.himGodיָרִ֣יבH7378 · rivto contendעַמּ֔וֹH5971 · ampeopleהִנֵּ֥הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdלָקַ֛חְתִּיH3947 · la.qachto take: takeמִיָּדֵ֖ךְH3027 · yadhandאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כּ֣וֹסH3563 · koscupהַתַּרְעֵלָ֑הH8653 · tar.e.lahreelingאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]קֻבַּ֙עַת֙H6907 · qub.ba.atdregכּ֣וֹסH3563 · koscupחֲמָתִ֔יH2534 · che.mahrageלֹא־H3808 · lonotתוֹסִ֥יפִיH3254 · ya.saphto add: againלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֖הּH8354 · sha.tahto drinkעֽוֹד׃H5750 · odstill
Cross-references
Proverbs 22:23For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.Isaiah 51:17Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, [and] wrung [them] out.Isaiah 62:8The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn [to be] meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:Jeremiah 50:34Their Redeemer [is] strong; the LORD of hosts [is] his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.Isaiah 49:25But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.Psalm 35:1[A Psalm] of David. Plead [my cause], O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.Micah 7:9I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, [and] I shall behold his righteousness.1 Samuel 25:39And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed [be] the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.Joel 3:2I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and [for] my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.Jeremiah 51:36Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.Ezekiel 39:29Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.Isaiah 54:7-9For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
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